Channel 4: 30 years in pictures

Brookside (1982-2003)
The soap opera shot in a Liverpudlian new-build cul-de-sac aired on Channel 4’s first night and soon gained fame for storylines tackling hard issues such as domestic abuse and rape. In 1994 its pre-watershed lesbian kiss made television history, earning a reference this year at Danny Boyle’s Olympics Opening Ceremony.